Sgula
Sgula | |
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  Sgula | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′13.08″N 34°46′46.91″E / 31.6703000°N 34.7796972°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Yoav |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | Sabras |
| Population (2022)[1] | 740 |
Sgula (Template:Lang-he-n) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located north of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of .[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1953 by native Israelis on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Summeil, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[2] The name may be based on a verse in Exodus (19:5) where the word segula is used in the sense of "special treasure" or jewel: "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my special treasure (sgula)."[citation needed]
References
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- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 137, ISBN 0-88728-224-5